Essays and Research Papers on Human Resource Issues

This 6 page paper looks at EU Directive 2002/14/EC which lays down the minimum standards required for employers to undertake consultation with employees and considers whether or not this is a suitable framework to be used as a basis in the international arena. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 5 page paper puts forward a basic plan for developing teamwork, looking at what elements need to be present in order to create successful integrated and teams, including team roles and team development stages. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

A 4 page paper that discusses what helps to foster innovation in organizations. The writer discusses training and incentives with examples. The writer comments on the importance of leadership managing innovation, ethical issues with individual rewards systems and how Dell fosters innovation. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 8 page paper is part of a larger project setting up a firm. This paper looks at the way in which compensation packages may be developed and presents a five year projection based on provided employee number requirements. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 9 page paper considers the way in which women has been impacted by increasing work hours over the last few decades and the way that this has impacted on their home life and their work life balance and then looks at some of the strategies used by employers to improve the work life balance. ...

This 14 page paper answers a set of questions set by the student looking first at the advantages and disadvantages of Atkinson’s Flexible Firm, the way new employees learn about the corporate culture, the potential message of a code of ethics, interests of different stakeholders in HR polices and the differences between personnel management and ...

A 4 page paper that reviews a journal article that reports an empirical study. The writer discusses whether or not each of the elements needed for publishing a research report are included and makes comments about those topics. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 10 page paper making five recommendations of strategies to enhance Future Shop's current industry-leading position in Canada. Parent company Best Buy opened 51 Canada Best Buy stores in 2008; the paper recommends keeping Future Shop's employees informed about Best Buy's intentions and training for employee development and enhanced customer service. Bibliography lists ...

A 5 page overview of the problem of burnout. This paper uses both a fictional case study and a personal analysis to address how burnout can be prevented. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 5 page paper identifies a potential HRM strategy that that could be implemented at Microsoft to help the organization achieve its goals. The strategy suggested is that of workforce planning, with the paper outlining a strategy and in considering the way in which it could be implemented. The paper includes a timetable for ...

This 15 page paper considers the case of a firm which has suffered several rounds of cost cutting including job losses, discusses the problems that the firm may be facing and presents plan to increase trust and motivation within the workforce, including increasing teamwork. The bibliography cites 15 sources.

Where Codes of Ethics or Conduct Are Influential in Employee Behavior This 4 page paper considers the utilization of codes of ethics or conduct and looks at how and why employees may cases notice of these codes and considers the way in which tension to the codes may be increased. The bibliography cites 7 ...

This 14 page paper looks at the potential benefits of teamwork; including the way the teams may be created, the roles of different individuals within a team and how it may benefit an organization, and then considers the implementation of a strategy to increase teamwork in a logistics and transportation company located in Bahrain. The ...

This 11 page paper discusses negotiation theory and practice along with tips. A scenario is presented of a woman requesting a raise from a male supervisor. Discussions include cognitive consistency theory, cognitive dissonance theory, expectancy violation theory, language expectancy theory, social influence model, social judgment theory and persuasive argument theory. Bibliography lists 11 sources. ...

This 3-page paper focuses on differences and similarities between AMR Corp. and Deutsche Lufthansa AG. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 3 page paper that provides an introduction to and summary of Covey's 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Habit 3, put first things first is emphasized. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 21 page paper is a literature review looking at the areas of HRM strategy that will impact on the way a firm provides high levels of service quality. The paper discusses issues such as recruitment, retention, the development of employees’ skills and access to resources and employee engagement and how these may influence the ...

A 4 page paper. Many companies have successful blocked unions but if Congress passes certain bills, it will become more difficult for companies to legally block organization. This paper discusses tactics some companies are using and recommendations for legally blocking unions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4-page paper provides information on how strategic development moves from planning to execution. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper discusses factors that need to be considered when formulating a recruitment policy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 3-page paper answers two questions pertaining to human resource information systems. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3-page paper provides an overview about new-employee orientations. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 4 page paper that discusses job analyses and the combination of methods used to analyze the job of the project manager. The job analysis is reported along with comments about performance appraisals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 7-page paper discusses the hypothetical situation of a performance appraisal problem at Sweetwater State University. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 16 page paper examines ethical considerations within the recruitment process. The paper outlines different areas where ethics may be an issue and looks at the way in which organizations can ensure that their recruitment processes are fair and ethical. Issues discussed include issues such as advertising positions, interviews, the testing of candidates and potential ...